best starts in pirate history

Bob Friend has started the most career games for the Pirates, with 477 starts.

Interpreted as:
best regular-season starts by a player in pirate history
NAMEGSGWLW%ERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Bob Friend
B. Friend
477
568
191
218
.467
3.55
1,682
161
35
9
3480.1
3,610
1,372
1,575
273
869
45
46
108
14,644
50
4.35
2.25
1.94
0.71
11.5
5.9
1.29
.283
4.07
92
3.33
88
9.34
175
2Wilbur Cooper
W. Cooper
369
469
202
159
.560
2.74
1,191
263
33
14
3199.0
3,074
974
1,241
79
762
93
78
13,123
43
3.35
2.14
1.56
0.22
9.1
5.8
1.20
.272
3.49
84
3.03
93
8.65
90.3
3Vern Law
V. Law
364
483
162
147
.524
3.77
1,092
119
28
13
2672.0
2,833
1,118
1,274
268
597
40
78
74
11,231
39
3.68
2.01
1.83
0.90
9.7
5.3
1.28
.278
4.29
99
3.70
98
9.54
16.8
4Babe Adams
B. Adams
353
481
194
139
.583
2.74
1,036
205
44
16
2991.1
2,832
911
1,125
67
428
47
90
11,926
26
3.12
1.29
2.42
0.20
8.7
3.6
1.09
.267
3.38
85
2.72
83
8.52
179.2
5Sam Leever
S. Leever
299
388
194
100
.660
2.47
847
241
39
13
2660.2
2,449
731
1,023
29
587
88
75
10,662
46
2.87
1.99
1.44
0.10
7.9
5.5
1.14
.266
3.46
81
2.84
92
8.28
74.2
6John Candelaria
J. Candelaria
271
345
124
87
.588
3.17
1,159
45
9
16
1873.0
1,763
660
731
172
436
26
42
45
7,651
13
5.57
2.10
2.66
0.83
15.1
5.7
1.17
.272
3.51
86
3.39
92
8.47
61.3
7Bob Veale
B. Veale
255
341
116
91
.560
3.06
1,652
78
20
6
1868.2
1,630
636
731
87
839
29
31
59
7,924
90
7.96
4.04
1.97
0.42
20.8
10.6
1.32
.290
3.52
87
2.76
83
7.85
122.5
8Deacon Phillippe
D. Phillippe
251
330
168
92
.646
2.50
861
209
25
11
2286.0
2,187
636
893
31
299
52
68
9,065
42
3.39
1.18
2.88
0.12
9.5
3.3
1.09
.276
3.52
85
2.46
81
8.61
149.2
9Ray Kremer
R. Kremer
247
308
143
85
.627
3.76
516
134
14
9
1954.2
2,108
816
950
123
483
29
37
8,330
23
2.38
2.22
1.07
0.57
6.2
5.8
1.33
.277
4.37
88
4.18
97
9.71
23.9
10Rip Sewell
R. Sewell
243
385
143
97
.596
3.43
634
137
20
15
2108.2
2,082
804
968
114
740
23
86
9,041
30
2.71
3.16
0.86
0.49
7.0
8.2
1.34
.261
4.13
92
3.77
99
8.89
6.8
11Pud Galvin
P. Galvin
241
246
126
110
.534
3.10
434
225
17
0
2084.2
2,242
719
1,166
54
370
42
5
8,874
58
1.87
1.60
1.17
0.23
4.9
4.2
1.25
.275
5.03
95
3.43
103
9.68
-56.6
12Ed Morris
E. Morris
240
241
129
102
.558
2.81
890
235
25
1
2104.0
1,955
656
1,037
34
412
22
1
8,719
87
3.81
1.76
2.16
0.15
10.2
4.7
1.13
.262
4.44
88
2.95
94
8.36
9.7
13Steve Blass
S. Blass
231
282
103
76
.575
3.63
896
57
16
2
1597.1
1,558
644
739
128
597
38
14
49
6,780
56
5.05
3.36
1.50
0.72
13.2
8.8
1.35
.279
4.16
104
3.61
108
8.78
-54.5
14Rick Rhoden
R. Rhoden
213
215
79
73
.520
3.51
852
39
9
1
1448.0
1,461
565
620
90
440
18
1
40
6,060
51
5.30
2.73
1.94
0.56
14.1
7.3
1.31
.294
3.85
96
3.30
90
9.08
57.7
15Dock Ellis
D. Ellis
208
231
96
80
.545
3.16
869
51
12
0
1430.1
1,356
502
598
78
438
36
6
52
5,996
28
5.47
2.76
1.98
0.49
14.5
7.3
1.25
.279
3.76
90
3.00
88
8.53
68.6
16Frank Killen
F. Killen
201
213
112
82
.577
3.97
467
163
9
0
1661.1
1,869
733
1,056
31
519
54
10
7,251
32
2.53
2.81
0.90
0.17
6.4
7.2
1.44
.297
5.72
92
4.03
92
10.13
51.6
17Doug Drabek
D. Drabek
196
199
92
62
.597
3.02
820
36
16
0
1362.2
1,227
457
506
112
337
21
1
25
5,511
34
5.42
2.23
2.43
0.74
14.9
6.1
1.15
.264
3.34
84
3.45
94
8.10
34.4
18Bob Walk
B. Walk
196
278
82
61
.573
3.83
650
11
5
5
1303.0
1,281
555
618
110
451
32
22
32
5,528
66
4.49
3.12
1.44
0.76
11.8
8.2
1.33
.273
4.27
104
4.02
108
8.85
-42.6
19Howie Camnitz
H. Camnitz
196
277
116
84
.580
2.63
806
116
19
13
1754.1
1,528
513
689
31
532
55
69
7,036
33
4.13
2.73
1.52
0.16
11.5
7.6
1.17
.267
3.53
90
2.76
93
7.84
37.3
20Lefty Leifield
L. Leifield
191
239
109
84
.565
2.38
546
125
28
7
1578.0
1,403
417
579
22
481
76
37
6,326
16
3.11
2.74
1.14
0.13
8.6
7.6
1.19
.266
3.30
86
2.91
102
8.00
-8.8
21Jim Rooker
J. Rooker
187
213
82
65
.558
3.29
672
47
8
6
1317.2
1,227
481
561
99
479
14
10
47
5,542
40
4.59
3.27
1.40
0.68
12.1
8.6
1.29
.264
3.83
90
3.70
101
8.38
-5.2
22Paul Maholm
P. Maholm
185
185
53
73
.421
4.36
705
5
3
0
1143.2
1,247
554
600
104
382
53
0
23
4,937
26
5.55
3.01
1.85
0.82
14.3
7.7
1.42
.310
4.72
106
4.20
101
9.81
-4
23Larry French
L. French
183
254
87
83
.512
3.50
475
104
15
9
1502.2
1,646
585
736
73
397
19
46
6,471
17
2.84
2.38
1.20
0.44
7.3
6.1
1.36
.286
4.41
85
3.94
95
9.86
35.2
24Bruce Kison
B. Kison
180
255
81
63
.563
3.49
735
27
5
6
1266.1
1,162
491
577
90
469
49
23
41
5,361
47
5.22
3.33
1.57
0.64
13.7
8.7
1.29
.267
4.10
97
3.58
100
8.26
1.4
25Jesse Tannehill
J. Tannehill
171
192
116
58
.667
2.75
466
149
17
5
1508.0
1,561
461
663
11
243
71
20
6,182
10
2.78
1.45
1.92
0.07
7.5
3.9
1.20
.288
3.96
78
2.98
84
9.32
88.5

More Pirates Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

20

Cruz

Oneil Cruz

RBI

73

Reynolds

Bryan Reynolds

AVG

.272

Horwitz

Spencer Horwitz
Team Pitching Leaders

W

10

Skenes

Paul Skenes

K

216

Skenes

Paul Skenes

ERA

1.97

Skenes

Paul Skenes
Team Rankings

HR

117

30th

R

583

30th

SO

1,314

21st

ERA

3.76

7th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
97
65
.599
92
70
.568
5.0
83
79
.512
14.0
78
84
.481
19.0
Pirates Pirates
71
91
.438
26.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
3/26
@
1:15 PM
Sat
3/28
@
4:10 PM
Sun
3/29
@
1:40 PM
Mon
3/30
@
6:40 PM
Tue
3/31
@
6:40 PM
Last Game
PIT Pirates

71 - 91

1

Final

4

ATL Braves

76 - 86

Sun 28 Sep 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

MLB 2025 Betting

MLB 2025 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
96
66
.593
83
79
.512
13.0
79
83
.488
17.0
76
86
.469
20.0
66
96
.407
30.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs - w
92
70
.568
5.0
Reds Reds - w
83
79
.512
14.0
78
84
.481
19.0
71
91
.438
26.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
93
69
.574
90
72
.556
3.0
81
81
.500
12.0
80
82
.494
13.0
43
119
.265
50.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
94
68
.580
94
68
.580
89
73
.549
5.0
77
85
.475
17.0
75
87
.463
19.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
88
74
.543
87
75
.537
1.0
82
80
.506
6.0
70
92
.432
18.0
60
102
.370
28.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
90
72
.556
87
75
.537
3.0
81
81
.500
9.0
76
86
.469
14.0
72
90
.444
18.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/16
@
6-2
Tue
9/16
@
9-4
Tue
9/16
@
4-5
Tue
9/16
@
1-2
Tue
9/16
@
5-7

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
3/25
@
8:05 PM
Thu
3/26
@
1:15 PM
Thu
3/26
@
2:10 PM
Thu
3/26
@
2:20 PM
Thu
3/26
@
3:05 PM